Cincinnati third baseman Todd Frazier makes an off-balance throw to first base during a spring training game March 5.

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Four starting pitchers tossed 200 innings. Aroldis Chapman made a seamless transition to being the team's closer. And Ryan Ludwick and Todd Frazier picked up the slack after Joey Votto's mid-season injury.

It equaled a 97-win season - the most for Cincinnati since 1976 - and a second division title in the span of three years. It was an honorable season, if not outstanding. ...